ECONOMIST
Wilhelm Röpke
1899 - 1966
Wilhelm Röpke
Wilhelm Röpke (10 October 1899 – 12 February 1966) was a German economist and social critic, one of the spiritual fathers of the social market economy. A professor of economics, first in Jena, then in Graz, Marburg, Istanbul, and finally Geneva, Röpke theorised and collaborated to organise the post-World War II economic re-awakening of the war-wrecked German economy, deploying a program referred to as ordoliberalism, a more conservative variant of German liberalism. With Alfred Müller-Armack and Alexander Rüstow (sociological neoliberalism) and Walter Eucken and Franz Böhm (ordoliberalism) he elucidated the ideas, which then were introduced formally by Germany's post-World War II Minister for Economics Ludwig Erhard, operating under Konrad Adenauer's Chancellorship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Röpke has received more than 181,776 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Wilhelm Röpke is the 170th most popular economist (down from 166th in 2019), the 2,185th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,080th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Economist.
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180k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.80
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Wilhelm Röpke ranks 170 out of 414. Before him are Myron Scholes, Raymond Barre, Henry George, Henry Sidgwick, Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, and Lionel Robbins. After him are Pierre Leroux, George Shultz, Walter Eucken, Lars Peter Hansen, Gustave de Molinari, and Francis Ysidro Edgeworth.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
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1941 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 164
Raymond Barre
1924 - 2007
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 165
Henry George
1839 - 1897
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 166
Henry Sidgwick
1838 - 1900
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 167
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
1712 - 1759
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 168
Lionel Robbins
1898 - 1984
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 169
Wilhelm Röpke
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 170
Pierre Leroux
1797 - 1871
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 171
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 172
Walter Eucken
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 173
Lars Peter Hansen
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 174
Gustave de Molinari
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 175
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
1845 - 1926
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 176
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Wilhelm Röpke ranks 100. Before him are Andrija Artuković, Maria Yudina, Hans Jeschonnek, Wolf Messing, Nicolas Frantz, and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg. After him are Mart Stam, Pavel Haas, Jimmie Angel, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Marcel Dalio, and Konstantinos Tsatsos. Among people deceased in 1966, Wilhelm Röpke ranks 74. Before him are Elena Stasova, Vera Weizmann, Bud Powell, Vladimir Minorsky, Victor Brauner, and Caterina Albert. After him are Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, Hermann Scherchen, Venceslau Brás, Väinö Tanner, Wieland Wagner, and Camilo Torres Restrepo.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsAndrija Artuković
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 94
Maria Yudina
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 95
Hans Jeschonnek
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 96
Wolf Messing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1974
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 97
Nicolas Frantz
CYCLIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 98
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1954
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 99
Wilhelm Röpke
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 100
Mart Stam
ARCHITECT
1899 - 1986
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 101
Pavel Haas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 102
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 103
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1959
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 104
Marcel Dalio
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 105
Konstantinos Tsatsos
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1987
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 106
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsElena Stasova
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1966
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 68
Vera Weizmann
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 69
Bud Powell
MUSICIAN
1924 - 1966
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 70
Vladimir Minorsky
HISTORIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 71
Victor Brauner
PAINTER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 72
Caterina Albert
WRITER
1869 - 1966
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 73
Wilhelm Röpke
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 74
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 75
Hermann Scherchen
COMPOSER
1891 - 1966
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 76
Venceslau Brás
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1966
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 77
Väinö Tanner
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 78
Wieland Wagner
WRITER
1917 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 79
Camilo Torres Restrepo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1966
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 80
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Röpke ranks 2,185 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Wöhler (1894), Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (1899), William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1876), Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914), and Arnold Ruge (1802). After him are Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1502), Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria (1368), Konrad von Thüringen (1206), Magdalene of Brandenburg (1582), Alexander Lippisch (1894), and Rahel Varnhagen (1771).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsOtto Wöhler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1987
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 2,179
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1954
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 2,180
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1923
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 2,181
Prince Ernst August of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 2,182
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 2,183
Arnold Ruge
PHILOSOPHER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 2,184
Wilhelm Röpke
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,185
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1559
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,186
Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1447
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,187
Konrad von Thüringen
NOBLEMAN
1206 - 1240
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,188
Magdalene of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1582 - 1616
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 2,189
Alexander Lippisch
ENGINEER
1894 - 1976
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,190
Rahel Varnhagen
WRITER
1771 - 1833
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 2,191
Among ECONOMISTS In Germany
Among economists born in Germany, Wilhelm Röpke ranks 19. Before him are Oskar Morgenstern (1902), Adolph Wagner (1835), Ernest Mandel (1923), Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1949), Gustav von Schmoller (1838), and Ernst Engel (1821). After him are Walter Eucken (1891), Lujo Brentano (1844), E. F. Schumacher (1911), Adam Müller (1779), Albert O. Hirschman (1915), and Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805).
Oskar Morgenstern
1902 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 13
Adolph Wagner
1835 - 1917
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 14
Ernest Mandel
1923 - 1995
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 15
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 16
Gustav von Schmoller
1838 - 1917
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 17
Ernst Engel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 18
Wilhelm Röpke
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 19
Walter Eucken
1891 - 1950
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 20
Lujo Brentano
1844 - 1931
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 21
E. F. Schumacher
1911 - 1977
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 22
Adam Müller
1779 - 1829
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 23
Albert O. Hirschman
1915 - 2012
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 24
Johann Karl Rodbertus
1805 - 1875
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 25